Pin.



PATENTED APR. 3, 1906.

I. J. KRISTOPEK.

PIN.

APPLICATION PIL'ED NOV. 10, 1905.

Inventor;

Attorneys.

Witnesses: W

-UNITEI) STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK J. KRISTOFEK, OF COSHOCTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE MEEK COMPANY, OF OOSHOCTON, OHIO.

PIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 3, 1906.

Application filed November 10,1905. Serial No- 286,762.

1'0 all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK J. K'RIsTOFEK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ooshocton, in the county of Ooshocton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Pin, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to pins, and more particularly to one adapted to support a badge, ticket, or price-card.

The object of the invention is to provide a pin which when used as a badge may be attached to the lapel of a coat or other garment in such manner as almost entirely to conceal the pin and when applied to fabrics as a price card or ticket will be securely held in position against liability of accidental separation therefrom.

WVith the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction of a pin, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a view in perspective taken from the front of the article. Fig. 2 is a similar view taken from the rear. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the badge or ticket. I

The invention embodies a badge or ticket 1 and an attaching member 2 in the nature of a pin. The badge or ticket may be made of any suitable material and may be left plain to receive price-marks or the like or be ornamented to suit the requirements of the use to which it is to be put. Thus Where used as a badge for secret orders or societies the badge may be made of celluloid, metal, or any other substance and have one or both sides ornamented, while where used as a price-ticket it will generally be made of paper or pasteboard. In lieu of abetter term therefor the expression badge is to be taken as covering either a ticket or a badge proper or emblem.

The pin 2 may be made of any suitable material, preferably of resilient wire, and embodies a straight shank having a coil-loop intermediate of its ends and pointed parallel terminals that project in opposite directions from the loop. The loop 3 is adapted to engage an orifice 4 in the badge, the connection between the parts being of such nature as to allow the badge freely to swing when attached to a garment. By having the pointed terminals of the shank arranged in parallelism and projecting in opposite directions from the badge when the pin is assembled with the garment accidental separation therefrom is positively precluded.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A in embodying a straight shank having a coiloop intermediate of its ends and pointed parallel terminals that project in opposite directions from the loop, and a badge having a loose engagement with the loop.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK J. KRISTOFEK.

Witnesses:

ELEANOR G. BRooKs, FRANK S. TOWNSEND. 

